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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2014
RBMA co-founder hopes to support Japan's neglected artists
The Japan Times spoke to Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) co-founder Many Ameri from New York, the site of last year's academy, and now home to an annual Red Bull music festival. Here are some excerpts from the conversation:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 7, 2014
Dorian Concept to try new live set at RBMA
Each year, thousands of budding musicians and producers vie for a place in the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA), a globe-trotting workshop sponsored by a company better known for peddling buzz-inducing energy drinks. Over the years, the event has helped nudge a variety of artists toward wider success —...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 16, 2014
Haioka wants to represent Japanese style at RBMA
By his own admission, Shintaro Haioka was a late bloomer. The 32-year-old producer, one of only two Japanese artists taking part in the upcoming Red Bull Music Academy Tokyo, says he was an avid music fan as a teenager — but a lousy musician.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 9, 2014
More than beginner's luck for RBMA participant Albino Sound
There's nothing like a deadline to pull things into focus. "When you're making music on a computer, it's hard to know when to stop — you could keep going forever," says Hirotaka Umetani. "It helps to have a cut-off point."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 5, 2014
Yosi Horikawa explores Yakushima's sounds in new documentary
As Tokyo gears up to host this year's Red Bull Music Academy, one of the event's Japanese alumni is keeping himself busy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 4, 2014
Ryoji Ikeda, DJ Krush are among the many guests at this fall's Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo
Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) announced a series of performances Monday that will take place during a month of activities this fall.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 23, 2014
Ochiai hoping to lift Japan's 1-on-1 profile
Japan isn't exactly a place where one expects to find world-renowned streetball players.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 10, 2014
Sapphire Slows, Haioka and Albino Sound to represent Japan at Red Bull Music Academy
Sixty musicians have been chosen to take part in this year's Red Bull Music Academy, with Japanese artists taking three of the available spots.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 31, 2013
Tokyo prepares to get schooled in the art of beats
Although the major spectacle looming on Tokyo's horizon is undoubtedly the 2020 Olympics, there is one event this year that will be eagerly anticipated by anyone who spends longer on their gym playlist than their workout: The Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) is set to take place here in October.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 31, 2013
Red Bull Music Academy grad Mr. Beatnick has tips for the Class of '14
Londoner Nick Wilson took part in one of the early editions of the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) in Cape Town in 2003. The ensuing years have seen him heavily involved in the city's underground scene, whether it is producing genre-hopping electronic music as Mr Beatnick or writing for publications such...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 3, 2013
Nori represents Japan at BC One breakdancing competition
This past weekend's Red Bull BC One breakdancing event in Seoul was something of a battle of titans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 29, 2013
Damo Suzuki sees promise in young artists
"I don't like to make music, I like to make energy. Music is just a way to get energy, so why not just make energy?"
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 29, 2013
McCartney, One Direction and Atoms for Peace head to Japan in November
He's been knighted, named the richest rock star in the world, has an Oscar, has done a guest spot on "The Simpsons," has played to the largest stadium audience in history and has been imprisoned right here in Japan. That's right, rock god Sir Paul McCartney returns to Japan after an 11-year hiatus in...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 13, 2013
Mitsui earns trip to streetball finals at Alcatraz Island
Hideki Mitsui is headed to one of the world's most famous prisons, where the "Tokyo No. 1 Boss Dog" will try his hand at ruling the yard.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 20, 2013
Producer Yosi Horikawa goes all natural on 'Vapor'
Yosi Horikawa's beats burble, hiss, slosh and gurgle. On his debut full-length, "Vapor," the 34-year-old producer may wield some identifiably hip-hop rhythms, but they're tangled in a rich, intricately detailed tapestry of field recordings, sampled percussion, snatches of tribal chants and warm, guileless...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 2, 2013
Back to school for two Tokyo DJs
Whether it's an annual soapbox derby or sending a man to the edge of space just because they can, energy-drink manufacturers Red Bull have never been afraid to throw their cash at projects that range from the sublime to the ridiculous. Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) — the brand's foray into the world...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 4, 2013
Sonar festival sounds out Japanese hopefuls
For two decades, it's entertained, educated and — on more than a few occasions — polarized electronic music fans. As Barcelona's Sonar festival enters its 20th year, it's still as contrary as when it first started: an event with equal space in its heart for abstract electronica and the Pet Shop Boys,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Oct 29, 2012
Today's J-Blip: Red Bull Curates Canvas Cooler Project
Red Bull, patron of freefalling and freestyling in various forms, invites Japan-based artists to get creative with its drink coolers.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 15, 2012
Vitamin drinks demonstrate their stamina in the market
Stamina drinks are more popular than ever in Japan.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 12, 2009
Running with the Red Bulls in Odaiba
At Japan's first Red Bull Box Cart Race, it was more about unfettered creativity than pure speed.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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